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Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund)

VC
Mountain View, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

AUM

$1.2B

Portfolio

21+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backs AI-focused early-stage companies that transform productivity and automate workflows across verticals.

How Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) invests

Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) is a vc firm based in Mountain View, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, SaaS.

Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.2B in assets under management.

Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund) has backed 21 companies in our records, including Labelbox, Algolia, Airspace Intelligence.

Meet the Team

DS

Darian Shirazi

Managing Partner

CP

Clayton Petty

Partner

KE

Katy Engle

Talent Acquisition Partner

AB

Andrew Brackin

Partner

EK

Eylul Kayin

Partner

KD

Kyle Duffy

Operating Partner

JE

Jackie Eicholz

Public Relations Manager

AP

Anna Patterson

Founder & Managing Partner

AI/ML
Productivity Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (21)

Other

LA

Labelbox

AI/ML Tools
AL

Algolia

Developer Tools
AI

Airspace Intelligence

CE

CentML

CL

Clarify

EL

Elsa

GI

Gigs

KR

Krea

LA

Lambda

MU

Mural

How to pitch Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund)
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Darian Shirazi, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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